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(2006)The role of metallothioneins (MT) in copper homeostasis is of great interest, as it appears to be partially responsible for the regulation of intracellular copper levels during adaptation to extracellular excess of ...
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(2006)Backgrounds: There is a high prevalence of obesity and hyperinsulinism among Chilean prepuberal children. Aim: To evaluate insulin sensitivity (IS) using fasting insulin, the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) and ...
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(2006)Anti endomysial and anti transglutaminase (EMA/TTG) antibodies measurements in large population groups, show that celiac disease is significantly more common than previously thought and 0.5-1% of the population suffer ...
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(2006)Heme oxygenase-1 is a microsomal enzyme that, when induced by stress, protects the cells from oxidative injury. Heme oxygenase-1 participates in the cleavage of the heme ring producing biliverdin, CO and ferrous Fe. The ...
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(BLACKWELL, 2006-01)In this study, a competitive PCR was developed to estimate the quantity of bifidobacteria in human faecal samples using two 16S rRNA gene Bifidobacterium genus-specific primers, Bif164f and Bif662r. A PCR-temporal temperature ...
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(ELSEVIER, 2006-01-05)The increasing recognition of the participation of free radical-mediated oxidative events in the initiation and/or progression of cardiovascular, tumoural, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, has given rise to ...
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(ELSEVIER, 2006-02)A rare case of type I diabetes is studied in an Amerindian (Mapuche) family from Chile, analyzing glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet-cell autoantibodies and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes. The affected sib is the only ...
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(BLACKWELL, 2006-04)We performed a comparative analysis of the Vibrio cholerae strain El Tor 3083 entering the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state and starvation after incubation in artificial seawater (ASW) at 4 and 15 degrees C respectively. ...
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(W B SAUNDERS CO LTD, 2006-04)Objective: In the last decades, the epidemiological and demographic transition in Chile has resulted in a considerable increase in diet-related noncommunicable chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
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(BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2006-04)Large epidemics of diarrhoea associated with seafood consumption and Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred during the austral summers of 2004 and 2005 in the environs of Puerto Montt, Chile (41 degrees 29'S 72 degrees 24'W). ...
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(ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP DIVISION ALLEN PRESS, 2006-04)Objective: Breast-feeding is associated with better child development outcomes, but uncertainty remains primarily due to the close relationship between breast-feeding and socioeconomic status. This study assesses the issue ...
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Systematic review: are probiotics useful in controlling gastric colonization by Helicobacter pylori? (BLACKWELL, 2006-04-15)Helicobacter pylori is a highly prevalent pathogen considered as an aetiological factor for gastroduodenal ulcers, and a risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma in humans. Most subjects colonized by this ...
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(BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2006-05)The purpose of this review was to examine the role of glycaemic index in fuel partitioning and body composition with emphasis on fat oxidation/storage in humans. This relationship is based on the hypothesis postulating ...
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(INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2006-05)The essential fatty acids (EFAs), particularly the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs), are important for brain development during both the fetal and postnatal period. They are also increasingly seen to be ...
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(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2006-05)Bioavailability results, obtained in humans, of wheat flour fortified with elemental iron might not be reliable because these studies have been performed using tracer iron compounds that probably do not have the same ...
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(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2006-05-15)Mild reduction in the protein content in the diet of pregnant rats from 25 to 8% casein, calorically compensated by carbohydrates, does not alter body and brain weights of rat pups at birth, but results in significant ...
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(AMER COLLEGE NUTRITION, 2006-06)Objective: To study the effects of a special nutritional supplement on bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in Chilean elderly subjects with femoral osteoporosis. Setting: Public primary health care clinics in ...
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(ELSEVIER, 2006-06-01)Recently, we reported the presence of higher levels of metallothionein (MT) in placentas of smokers compared to non-smokers. In the present study, we designed experiments to separate and evaluate two isoforms of NIT (MT-1 ...
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(ELSEVIER, 2006-06-20)Objectives: It has been suggested that isoflavones protect the cardiovascular system, in part by improving lipid profile. The purpose of the present research was to examine the effect of a 12-week soy isoflavone supplementation ...
